False Vocal Cord Research Articles

DISEASES OF THE VENTRICLE OF MORGAGNI: WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PYOCELE OF A CONGENITAL AIR SAC OF THE VENTRICLE

To the average laryngologist the ventricle of the larynx is merely a slit between the true and false vocal cords, as it was to Galen in 300 A. D. It was Morgagni, in 1741, who described it more fully and after whom it is named. John Hilton 1 in 1837 gave a most accurate and detailed description of a series of fine dissections which he made of this space. It was he who drew attention to the anterior upward projection of the horizontal slit of Morgagni to form the anterior vertical blind pouch, known as the sacculus ventriculi laryngis (fig. 1). Irwin Moore 2 said: This sacculus lies between the ventricular band and the inner surface of the thyroid cartilage. It extends directly upwards from the anterior part of the ventricle and represents the air-sacs which in anthropoid apes are connected with the ventricle. The sacculus varies greatly in size and shape;

TUBERCULOMA OF THE LARYNGEAL VENTRICLE RESEMBLING PROLAPSE OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANE: REPORT OF A CASE

The ventricles of the larynx are two horizontal elliptic spaces situated on the inner aspect of the ala of the thyroid cartilage. They lie between the true vocal cord below and the so-called false vocal cord or ventricular band above (fig. 1). Ventricular per se is a rare condition. It was first described by Lefferts in 1876. Since that time it has been a matter of controversy in the realm of laryngology. The great difference of opinion seems to be concerning the terminology and the etiology. By prolapse of the ventricle, the term in general use, is to be understood the protrusion of a portion of the ventricular mucosa as a result of inflammatory edema or hyperplasia, so that the parts of the ventricle normally out of sight are carried inwards along with the swelling, and come to be brought in view of the laryngoscope. By the term eversion

Human Speech1

HUMAN speech—which is practised by all races of mankind—is a rough combination of two separate arts, namely, phonation, due to the reed-like action of the vocal cords, and articulation, due to the various movements of the jaw, lips, tongue, soft palate, epiglottis, and false vocal cords. Phonation is the language of the emotions, while articulation is the language of the mind-phonation being, as Darwin realised, the older art.

Eversion of the Morgan ventricle

Abstracts. Surgery."Surgery" v. XIII. No. 73.P.V. Ilyin. Inversion of the Morgan ventricle.The name - "eversio sive prolapsus ventriculi Morgagni" - was given to the disease of the mucous membrane of the Morgan's ventricle, which gives a picture of a tumor hanging over the vocal cords and reduced into the ventricle. Late observations, connected with pathological studies, showed that such a name should be abandoned, and that the pathological and anatomical essence of the disease consists in chronic hyperplasia of the mucous membrane or ventricle, or false vocal cords.

A NOTE ON THE USE OF THUJA OCCIDENTALIS IN REMOVAL OF PAPILLOMA OF THE LARYNX.

Several cases of papilloma of the larynx have come under my observation, occurring in the practice of Dr. Moreau R. Brown, which were treated by removal of parts with forceps and the subsequent application of thuja. The following case is one in which good results were obtained by this treatment. Mrs. W., an elderly woman, had been hoarse for about two years, had slight dyspnea, and at times noticed some little noise located in the larynx during respiration. She tried change of climate several times but found little relief. Upon examination with the laryngeal mirror, a papilloma about the size of the end of a finger was seen springing, with a broad base, from the false vocal cord of the right side, and extending beyond the true cord to the median line. The growth was of an unusually hard consistency. A portion of it was removed by the laryngeal forceps